Karl Brassert Military person

Karl Hermann Werner Brassert (2 March 1899 – 12 June 1982) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Brassert was taken prisoner by Soviet troops in 1945 and was released in 1950.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 02, 1899
Birth place
Germany , Dresden
Date of deathJune 12, 1982
Place of death
Germany , Bergedorf

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Operation Overlord
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battles of Rzhev
East Prussian Offensive
Battle of Uman
Battle of Voronezh (1942)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
Kampfgruppe Marienburg
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2
service start1917
service end1917

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External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/B/BrassertK.htm
  2. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Br/Brassert-Karl.htm